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3 s heet she t 1. HINDEN.

(No Model.)

J. B. SGHROEDER' an M. J.

CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE.

No. 360,735. Patented Apr. 5., 1.887.

Jusephinz B. S: hrgedor I arha s'JHindg' my y ggsq WITNESSES (No Model.s Sheets Sh eetg B. SUHR OEDER & M. J. HINDI-1N CIRCULAR KNITTINGMACHINE.

Patented Apt. 5, 1887,

| IHHIH 3 Sheets-Sheet 3. J. B. SCHROEDER & M. J. HINDBN.

(No udder.)

(JIRG LAR KNITTING MACHINE.

Patented lpr. 5, 1887.

JnsephinmB ehvoeclar Mathias J Hindan WITNESS/58 INVENTORS HTED STATESJOSEPHINE SCHROEDER AND MATHKAS J. HIHDEH, '51) OLEYEL 3N1! OHIO; SAIDHINDEN ASSIGNOR TO SAID S-LT$HRGEDEU omeumo-murnmo meei imez.

$3PECIPICATIOI forming palm of Lettem Patent No. 356335, dateci April5-, 1518?.

Application filmiFeimlm y 15, 1886. Serial No. IQLQEE. {No mnliei To @ZZ{Uh 07711 ii may concern:

'tzmown time we, JosEPHmE B. Somme 1d Mmnms J. HINDEN, of Cleveland,county of il uyahoga and State of Ohio, irwenieei eei'iain' new anduseful Imuemeuis in Circular-Knibting Machines; 1:12 we die hereby(lee-hire the following to be H. flai eiear, and exact description ofthe inveniio'o, one as 'wili enabie others skiiled. in to m'iiivii itpertains to make and nee \entior: i'oiaites'to improvements in h 11291213165 in which are ployed two ie-i 1 idem arranged eoiioemrio witheach i (Oguilfli' wibh the neceegzu-y meohanism 39 we. enlarged views ioperspective, re-

;i'veiy showing the outsifie and inside of wiring H. 7 is a View inperspective of the inclines 333g. 8 is mview in "motive of the arm Jand. attachments. I .g. ii is View in perspective ofihe spool-rookattachments. Fig. 10 is a View in perspeeiivo efeiie rod a. Fig. 11 isa. View in per- :ipeot-ive of i-he Sleeve T.

)i'G-Sfill'fli? the base of the machine, to rigiii'iy attached theneedle-cylinder no latter having the orciiziai'y needle- .:::,b,feeiegoutward. The baso'A. has an :1: chamber, depression, or groove, cg, inoh operates iaiiolatomi beveled ge'ar-ring-D, is engaged by an uprightear, D, the lumenhaving a crank, (Z, for operzising the ma- -iio axle ofthe geml) being journaleil role boxes depending from the base A. 1e base15m an opening (not shown) at the om of the chamber a, that admits ofthe of the two gears aforesaid.

ng i-Wo set-s of needies and for guid--- engage the o iit'zer to ram-oommon use. extends ihrou" Thii huh hole that tieai spindie suit-abieiiigzi V G,- and sp gums 2:. mumbpiece, 0 "021i'oiz tiogthosgiim gbyoperating which the cam may eieva-ieai o1- oopresiiim toreduoe orinereano he depreesioii or throw of the needle. "w i "le s are rest, thetoes 6' rest on the ieaige i of the i'ingG. The oazrrring, on oiiiierside of {he c 1r 0, has inclines Rpivote. io Line ring imd'presenoing, resgieet-iveiy. from. the com the points or free ends of theinclines, resting on the ledge C. When. the earn-rim voiveii, one oftho'inciines ir,a0c0lffiiii em-i1 way the cam is move, engage:sooeeasivoi 1. ii that; by this means are toes 1215s op over the ii"qtoes engage the earn a we aieeii izeioiv iiizie line of the iecige U mpage sue fieaoiveiy under the cam. ".iiie was pass ooE under alia oppofimime. 1: the .35m be ing tiiaed iiy eaieii oiiigoingj'we. The inclines Fare rigidiy secured. respeoii. 1y, on pins f, that pose iii-rough holesin the mg 1. and 0x: the opposite side are m oi; on a form ing arms F,that ii i spi'iugsj" iii? tacked, the toneiion of opting in thedirection to close the exams; F 13,021 the ledge G. The inclines Eyeingso i, is not safe to depend on their gezwity iosiiig the' Bypivoting theiuaiix 1 stead of allowing them to work up and io'wii groovmms here- 0har 2:. nub,

In n

oh the tofore, the fictive-iii this poinL- reduced to springs N and Hpass niong,

neeessery further in describe iiie operation of this part of themachine.

G is nneeile-eyiinder havingneedle-grooves that face inward, Thiseyiindei' carries the some number and kinzi oi neecliee as the outsidecylindei', I), the needlegi'ooves being of the same thickness, but theribs between the needle-grooves being narrower than those of tiieoutside cylinder. i

The manner of supporting the eylincierG is as foiiows: Annrm, A, isrigidly attached to the base A. This arm, as shown, extends latrnllyover the center of the machine, andhae igidlyettached thereto thedepending rod 0:, the latter being concentric with the cylinders B andG. To the bottom of the mo a is at lacked the plate or a, to whichletter is rigidly secured the cylinder Owing to the di ference in thediameters of the cylinders B and G, an annular spaoe is left betweentiietwo cylinders, thetie unobstructed below, and through which aonnla repnee the two stockings oriol her garments wrongl'it are made to pass,the one garment being inside of the other. cylinder G. This ring has acam, h, and in: elinee that operate the same as those just described onthe outside cam-ring.' The nanni-ing rests on the plate a, anti has a.log, it", that is engaged by the lugs i of the sleeve I, line latterbeing mounted on the rofi a. The upper end of the sleeve I is flattened,as shown in Fig.i.l,nnd this liettenedportion is embraced by the forkedend of the arm J, this letter arm being rigidly seemed to the cam-wingC. When the iattei' is rotated, the sleeve 'i' and ring H are nineroiziteii, the two earn-rings, of eonrse, moving in unison. The ringHand its cam and inclines operate the needies oi" the cylin-' {1%}: G inthe some manner that the C optiie needles of the cylinder B. A standard,K, idlyettaelned to the ring 0, and is usually locatezi opposite the armJ. Spindles k are attached, on which mounted. in place of thesespindles, cages 0i holders i or bolls of yarn or thread may besobsiitntef, The thread, yarn, or Whatever material is need, leads; nt-6n the outside of the crosepiece K, and thence forward through ahellk, thence into tlieeyesiof the spindles L, out at the end openingofthe some. From thence the respective threads lead through loops moiiihe tension-wires M. From thence, rcspeetively, through liolej intizearm J, and from ilicnue through hon-s 2b and n in the springs N andit, the letter being connected with the ili'lll J, and located,respectively, in such position that the hole n wili guide the thread tothe needles of the outside cylinder, Bend the holes n will guide thethread to the needles of the inner cylinder, G. 'ihe respectively, infront of the respective series of needles, and 'PYGVQi'll] the threadsfrom a possible promo lure disengagement from the net-(lie hooks.

A cam-ring, H, operates ineide of the spools one A series of loops orbooks, 1, are attached to a band, ,2 the latter being" usually of tin.These books are for attaching the loops of yarn 0:: thread in startingthe garment than; is to be Wrought on the outside cylinder, the same asin ordinary knittingmachines. To

the band p is attached a weight to keep the garment tent. A smallerinside-ring, p,witi1 hooks P, is provided for the inside garment, and ofcourse has Weights attached for keeping thiegarment tent. The twogarments thus simultaneously wrought on the machine, if made of the samematerial, wiilbe i'ac-similes of each other. The outer garment may beeti'etched'etrifie during the knitting, or the inner garment maybecompressed a, trifle; but when the two garments are re'moved'from themachine and separated it is impossible to tell from their appearancewhich was the inner and which was the outer garment in the pro cess ofknitting.

7 It of course takes double the time to start" the two garments that itwould take to start the one garment on a single machine; but after thestarting the two garments may be wrought in the sometime that asingle'article would. be wrought on a single machine, with the furtheradvantage that the two articieenesigned for a pair will be absolutelyalike, whereos with the single machine the second erticle wrought may ormay not be like the first, according as theoperatoihas 0.! has notineasui'ec'l correctly, or base: has not manipulated the machine thesome in knitting thelieel and other irregular parts of the two garments.

What we eiaini is- 1. In a knitting-machine, the combination,

with two needle-cylinders and needles and two (Jamming-e arrangedenbstentialiy described, of an arm sleeve, as shown, for connecting thetwo cam-rings so that they move in unison, substantially set forth.

2., In it knitting-machine, the combination, with the needle-cylindersand needles, two

cam-rings arranged substantially as described,

and. an arm and sleeve connecting the two eanirings whereby they move inunison, of the spindles for supporting the material, and guides, thesaid spindles and guiiies being supported by the outer comming so as torevolve with the same, substantially as set forth.

3. In at knitting-nmeiiine, the combiif-aiiion, with twoneedle-cylinders and needles, two cam-rings, and the some and pivotedinclines, of an arm and sleeve, as- SllOWll, for c0nnccting the twocam-rings so that they move in unison, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we sign this epeoificat-ion, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 8th day of January, 1886.

JOSEPHIQE B. SCHROICDER. MATHEAS J. IllNDlGN. Witnesses:

ALBERT E. LYNCH, CHAS. H. DORER.

